Document Sealing
Unknown Artist
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Medium
Mud
Dimensions
H. 1.6 cm (5/8 in.0; w. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.); th. 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
Classification
Sealing, cobra, scarab, uraeus
Period
New Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1911, 1912
Accession Number
12.180.632
Art Historical Context
Step into the bustling world of ancient Egypt's New Kingdom with *Document Sealing*, a yet remarkable artifact from Dynasty 18 (ca. 1390–1352 B.C.). Crafted from mud—a simple, everyday material—this unassuming object measures just 1.6 cm high, 1.8 cm wide, and 0.8 cm thick. a clay impression used to secure papyrus documents or containers, it exemplifies the practical ingenuity of Egyptian administrators during a golden age of empire-building and monumental architecture. Produced in an era when pharaohs like those of Dynasty 18 expanded Egypt's influence across the Near East, this sealing serv...